Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-11
A LOVE FEAST.
The North and fhn Suuih IuiH Hands
Over the HlaoGy Cha>m OF 81.
A Touching Scene.
erals Participates ia Confederate
Memorial Celebration.

STANTON, VA, June l0.-The largest
crowd ever in Stanton assembled to-day
TO witness the celebration Of the Conied-
crate Memorial Association. The chief
attraction was the presence Ct General
". W. AveriL of New York, orator Of the
occ&sIOn. The column was nile long,
consisting Of military and civil organi-
zatious, etc. IN carriage drawn Dy
four black horses rode Governor
Lee and General Averin, and as they
passed they were frequently cheaTed.
After the parade speaking took place in
the opera house, which was crowded to
suff0cati0n Introducing General Averill,
Governor Lee referred TO their long &C
quaintanCe, beginning when both were
boys Ut West Point, and to their Subse-
quent ass ociation in tie old army. Their
commands had met face to face in battle
during the war that followed, and ne was
prepared u testify that no Drawer men
commended on either side than the troop
commanded by that gallant officer whose
warfare was upon men and not upon
| helpless women and children. In clos
! ing the Governor referred to the obIitera-
ton of the sectional line and the reunion
OF the people, as shown by the presence
Of the federal General joining with the
southern veterans in honoring the Con-
! federate dead.
| General Averill was greeted with ring
| ing applause as he stepped forward, and
! from tine 20 time during MS speech
| he was enthusiastically cheered. Among
other things General AVerill said: "WHere
once oHtposts and picXets were set to
guard my command against the brave
and persistent enemy, now stand aloue,
welcome guest. l thank God, and you,
forIhe changed conditions l have eX-
! peftenced every phase of wer, including
ksazhg killed, for ! hsve been half killed
etwice, but Of all triumphs l have ever
enjoyed this victory of peace to-day is
the grantest and most satisfactory" The
speaker sketched the campaigns Of
his division during the wer, touched
upon the results of the war, and
the vaIor and chiv2lry of the south,
and related en- enecdote Of President Lin
coin at the time of the Iatter's visit TO the
Army Of the Potomac, opposite Fred
| ericks burg III 1865. In the course OF an
! interview with the President, General
Averiil showed him note from General
FitZlUgA Lee in regard 70 the wounded
| of the latter's command.
The speaker continued as follows
Then he asked 'Were you and General
/ Lee friends?"
Certainly" said 7, owe always had
been"
"What would happen" be asked, ''it
you should meet on the battle field"
"One or both OF us would be badly
hurt or killed." l said.
! The President leaned that picturesque
and mournfuI face on his hand and after a
pause, said with emotion "Oh. my
| God, what dreadful thing Is q war like
this where personal friends must Stay each
other"
l tod him that undoubtedly Lee thought
ne was doing his duty and l knew that l
was doing mine.
eyes," said Mr.. Lincoln, 81 under
stand your feelings, hut there are many
who would think that you ought to hate
each other"
Finally he said: General AveriIl,
wish you would give me this letter OF
Lees"
"Certainly, take it, Mr.. President" l
replied, land have been told by one Of
his biographers that he carried the note
in his pocket for long time and would
frequently snow it."
Brief addresses were made by General
L D. ImbodeD, Hon. A. j. Mccall of New
York and Carlton Mccarthy of Richmond.
Both Generals Gordon of Georgia and
Jackson of Tennessee were expected, but
neither came.